Reminded Of New Vaccination Rules
Nassau County Clerk Franklin
H. Ornstein, who processes
passport applications as Clerk
of the Court in Nassau County,
reminded prospective international
travelers and Nassau
physicians that a new International
Certificate of Vaccination
form became mandatory on January,
1, 1967. The form calls
for the inclusion of both the
origin and batch number of the
vaccine used to innoculate the
passport applicant against smallpox,
cholera and yellow fever.
Travelers presently holding
valid Vaccination Certificates
may use them until they expire.
They must then secure the new
form. Physicians were asked by
Ornstein to take particular care,
since they are the only ones who
can supply the required information.
The Health Department,
which validates the certificates,
merely indicates that the innocu-lating
physician is licensed to
practice medicine in New York
State.
Library Offers Help Oi Tax Problems
Are you wrapped up in Federal
Income Tax red tape? The Plain-edge
Public Library has added
literature designed to enable residents
to zip through the tax maze
with the greatest of ease, according
to Library Director Alfred
Freund.
Roth reference and circulating
materials are available. Your
income tax details in simplified,
non - technical language all the
possible ways to increase your
after- tax income. R explains how
to handle exemptions, medical
and dental expenses, capital gains
situations, deductible local taxes
and a host of approved suggestions
for reducing your tax.
A second book, Your Federal
Income Tax is published by the
U. S. Treasury Department, Interna]
Revenue Service, hi everyday
language, it describes your
rights and your responsibilities
and contains an index listing a
wide range of topics and a sample
filled- in tax return.
In addition, the library has several
other helpful guides and is
also distributing copies of both
the federal and state forms.
Schools Receive $ 35,000 Grant
The South Oyster Bay Supplementary
Education Center received
a $ 35,000 Elementary and
Secondary Education Act Title II
Special Purpose Grant from the
New York State Education Department.
The Grant will supply funds for
the purchase of books, periodicals,
and other printed and published
educational communications
materials.
The five cooperating school
districts which include Bethpage,
Farmingdale, Massapequa,
Plainedge and Plainview- Old
Bethpage, will utilize the funds
to expand educational opportunities
through traditional and innovations
1 library procedures,
and will be capable of meeting
the demand of school systems for
culturally expanded instructional
materials to meet community and
student needs in terms of expanded
learning opportunities. A
catalogue of research and instructional
materials will be developed
and a library will be
organized to provide books for
research by teachers and students.
Periodical files of selected
records, film strips, transparencies,
films, and other materials
to facilitate the presentation
of Curriculum through
multi- media and cross - media
presentations will be obtained.
The Title II proposal will
supply instructional materials to
sixty- seven public, private and
parochial schools, over sixty
thousand students and more man
three thousand staff members.
Materials will be obtained in
the academic areas of Philosophy,
Social . Science, Languages,
Pure Science, Arts, Literature,
History and Geography. Professional
reterence materials
and encyclopedias will be made
available.
TOB Investment
s Return
Oyster Bay Town taxpayers
are the beneficiaries of an investment
of Town funds that yielded
more than $ 588,000 in 1966,
Councilman A. Carl Grunewald,
announced today.
Grunewald said that Comptroller
Joseph Macedonia reported
the final figure represents $ 239,
000 more than the previous year
" mainly due to the 5 1/ 2 per
cent interest earned by the capital
improvement funds."
The capital improvement funds
representing two bond issues totaling
$ 25 million, yielded $ 166,
000 while the normal Town's
operating funds, using the same
high interest, yielded $ 73,000,
Macedonio stated.
" The Town will continue its
Berner Bits
By Leslie Toombs
BERNER HIGH SCHOOL
Mid- terms hit Berner earlier
this week, and so the once happy-go-
lucky students turned somber
and found themselves buried deep
in piles of books, long forgotten
notes, and coffee cups. These
tests mark the halfway point
of the school year, and therefore,
many classes will be changing.
This aspect is only noteworthy
in the case of Driver's
Education here newly licensed
drivers will hit the road, and nervous
beginners will hit the parking
lot, ( among other things).
College acceptances are greeting
seniors. It's at this time
when the thoughts of guidance office
speeches really begin to
make sense. The senior year is
the wrong time to begin to realize
this, so as a word to underclassmen:
listen and learn.
Now off the academic kick for
a while, and on to that wide,
wide world of extra- curricular
activities. Berner made the news
a week ago, when the Junior Varsity
cheerleaders made the
magazine section of the Daily
News, Not only did this make
the paper, but a WABC disc jockey
commented on the " good
looking gals in Nassau County"
when he saw the picture.
And speaking of pictures, Wi-sanda
photographers ( Bob Stuart
ing the school's clubs together for
group portraits. Terrible as it
may seem, these sittings are frequently
unannounced; so whatever
you do, don't come to school looking
too casual. Come to school
prepared for a suprise camera
attack.
It isnt that we're lacking in
school spirit (' cause we're not),
or that we're not trying harder;
it may only be that the Sun is in
Capricorn, when it should be in
Aries. Who knows? Anyway,
the Bison hoopsters are having
some hard luck on the courts.
Last week's game went to Free-port
with a 68- 47 score.
The play, ' Out of the Frying
Pan' has been delayed indefinitely
due to the destruction of
the auditorium. So far it seems
that this production may be taking
place in March; but until
the stage is repaired, all, including
rehearsals, have been
cancelled.
A reminder from the Music
Department and the Massapequa
Symphony Orchestra: The
Brahm's ' Requiem' will be performed
on Sunday, February 12
by the combined A Cappella
Choirs of both high schools and
featured soloists.
So that's it, Until two weeks.
1 have nothing to say but enjoy
your weekend.
diversified investment portfolio
that utilizes monies not needed
immediately," said Grunewald.
" These funds are invested in U. S.
Treasury bills, bonds and notes
and bank certificates of deposit
so as to yield the greatest possible
return on invested Town
monies."
He added that Macedonio keeps
close scrutiny on short- term investment
rates in funds permitted
under the law in order to
achieve the greatest yield in
Town monies.
Approve New
Street Lights
The Town Board this week approved
several street light installation
in Massapequa and
North Massapequa.
Orders included two 250-
candlepower light and installation
of three new lights on John Street
in the Massapequa area; a new
light on Beech Street and removal
of three low powered lights
and installation of four 400 watt
lights on Parkside Boulevard in
the North Massapequa area.
and Pete Barret) are busy gather-
Farmingdale OBSERVER Thursday, January 26, 1967
Barbara Eherts of Seaford,
YMCA Chairman of the Greater
Massapequas, announced formation
of a new club called
' Necorners' for new residents
with specific interests.
Mrs. 1 hrets became interested
in ' Y* work when her husband
was program director of
Middletown YMCA* He is now a
Spanish Teacher at the Wantagh
High School. The t! hrets have
two boys, David age 7 and Todd.
age six.
Capitol Report
By Rep James Grover
The vast wealth of this nation
the money which provides its own
citizens with their high standard
of living and aids millions overseas,
rests on its natural resources,
its industrial establishment
and on the productivity of
its workers. And it rests also
on the ability of our merchant
fleet to transport its products
to distant shores.
This last fact has been sadly
neglected by the administration.
I know, because the House Merchant
Marine and Fisheries Committee,
of which I am a member
has been involved in a constant
tug of war with the administration
and its spokesmen.
American shippers have been
losing their battle with foreign
maritime forces. The standards
of pay and conditions for seamen
working under the American
flag are the highest for any
merchant fleet in the world. In
addition to these costs, American
shippers who want to purchase
vessels from American
builders must absorb costs which
are higher than those paid by
their competitors. At the same
time, the federal subsidy for
the ship- building industry has
fallen to a seven- year low of
$ 80,000,000..
There is much talk in Washington
about radical new ship designs
which will have cargo vessels
skimming the surface of
the oceans/ vessels which will
carry vast cargoes at unheard-of
speeds. Like much administration
talk, that's all that we
have— talk. Meanwhile, the disgraceful
reality is this: less than
eight per cent of all U. S. merchant
tonnage is being carried in American
ships.
Last year, in his state of the
Union Message, President Johnson
noted the need for improving
our merchant fleet. Nothing happened.
This year, he didn't waste
any words on the problem, but
ignored it. Meanwhile, the President's
new Secretary of Transportation,
Alan S. Boyd, airily
urges that we buy more ships
abroad.
It is tragic that this nation,
whose greatness was built in
large part by its seamen, should
now be losing the high seas to
the Russians. They are adding
new merchant shipping to their
fleet each year at a 10- to- one
rate when compared with our
new tonnage. Three quarters of
our merchant fleet has been in
service for two decades or longer
and is becoming too old for
profitable operation.
Much of our shipping to Viet-
Nam is traveling in ships rescued
from the World War n
" mothball fleet." And, despite
vast advances in aviation, 98
per cent of our supplies to Viet-
Nam are traveling by water.
Republican members of Congress
have for years been demanding
an independent Maritime
Administration. With the
increase in GOP Congressional
strength, the President is going
to have to listen.
Castagna Appointed To TOB Post
The Town Board appointed John
F. Castagna of Massapequa as
senior architect in the Town Department
of Public Works it was
announced by Councilman Edmund
A. Ocker, Acting Majority
Town Board leader.
Castagna was assigned to the
Division of Engineering which
is headed by Francis E. O'Connor,
of Locust Valley, a professional
engineer.
H. John Plock, Town Public
Works Commissioner, said that
it was deemed desirable to have
a licensed architect in the Engineering
Department to review
construction plans concerning
buildings. Under State statutes,
buildings may be designed only
by a licensed architect and the
Town's interests would be most
fully supported by an architect
in its employ, Mr. Plock advised.
Castagna had his own architect's
office for the past six years
and prior to that was associated
with various private architectural
firms. He is a graduate of
the New York University School
of Architecture with the degree
of Bachelor of Architecture.
Village To Conclude Leaf Pickups
Charles J. Hart, Superintendent
of Public Works for the
Village of Massapequa Park has
announced mat the village trucks
will stop pick up of leaves at
the end of the working day on
Friday, February 3.
Remaining leaves will then be
picked up by the Sanitation Department.
Sanitation men will
pick up two garbage cans or
three bushel baskets full of leaves
once a week on the normal rubbish
day only.
It's always darkest before the
dawn many Plainedites philosophized
while feverishly cramming
for their mid terms that
ended today. Now that the grueling
exam season is over, students
will have good reason to celebrate
and so they will at the
Farmingdale- Plainedge Mixer
Dance to be held at Farmingdale
High School on Saturday, January
28. The dance is being sponsored
to promote friendship between
the two schools and tickets are
free to paid- up class members.
There should be a huge turnout
at the dance.
Paid up members of the junior
class will also find their class
cards advantageous in February.
Plans are being made to see the
movie " Hawaii", providing
enough dues- paying juniors respond
to the plans of the class
officers.
Juniors are also busy doing
preliminary prom planning. Advisor
Miss Gloria Rosenthal is
trying to arouse enthusiasm
among the junior males and she
has the backing of every junior
female.
Now that we've succeeded in
passing our exams we're looking
forward to seeing this year's
senior play, " How to Succeed in
Business Without Really Trying".
Cast members are bubbling
over with excitement and
there's a possibility that the
play will be presented three
nights instead of the usual two.
Hurry, and buy your tickets to
the biggest, best and greatest
play ever produced at Plainedge.
Tickets are available for February
17 and 18.
Congratulations to senior
Richard Boivie who has been honored
with a full academic scholarship
to Northeastern University
in Boston. Richard plans to
study engineering.
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